Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace

In 1952 Paducah, Kentucky, Mrs. Minerva Place would prefer everyone mind his own business, follow the rules, and if dead, stay dead. Nosy neighbors and irritating church members are bad enough but when residents of the local cemetery start showing up, the quirky widow wonders if she’s going crazy. Now, a new boy in the neighborhood seems intent on disrupting her life. Minerva holds him and his father at arm’s length. But just when Minerva starts to let her guard down, a tragic accident shatters her emerging reconnection with life. Now more than her sanity is at stake. With the help of the living and the dead, Minerva discovers the power of forgiveness and why it’s worth it to let others into your life, even when it hurts. Publishers Weekly called it “…one to savor” and this charming debut is already in a second printing.